major problem with Linux installations is that most people do not create
separate /, /var, /home, /usr etc...... partitions. So they end up with one
swap partition and one linux native. This means that they have to be
skilled enuff to be able to do the 'boot from floppy and do fsck'-routine.
This leads us to the 'ckicken and egg' problem. They are not very
comfortable with partitions and that is the reason they have initially
chosen to create only a single / partition.
I dont intend to belittle anybody, its just that partitioning is serious
business which most people are not comfortable with.
BTW, Mr. P R. Seshan, i think u might be facing the same problem ?
regards,
Amit
"Binand Raj S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/20/99 01:51:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fsck
P. R. Seshan forced the electrons to say:
> Hi all,
>
> I want to check my hdd for bad sectors. If I run fsck from root, it
> gives me a warning message stating that fsck can damage the file system.
> Can you guys suggest me a better and the right measures for hdd
> maintenance in Linux ?
This message I believe comes when you try to run fsck on a mounted
filesystem. Boot into single user mode, unmount all file systems
(except /) and run fsck on them.
fsck on / is not so easy - you are better off by booting from the
boot/rescue floppy sets of RHL and running fsck on your / partition.
Binand
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